December 22, 2012, 12:29AM

Sam Adams, Portland's 51st mayor, pushed through an ambitious list of priorities that easily eclipsed former Mayor Tom Potter. But the Beau Breedlove scandal that rocked Adams' first months in office left voters polarized, and Adams opted to be come just the third mayor in a century not to seek a second term. Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian

December 22, 2012, 12:29AM

September 2012 -- Mayor Sam Adams, with Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas E. Perez, U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall and Portland Police Bureau chief Mike Reese. Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday morning announced the federal agency's findings from a more than 14-month-long investigation, determining the Portland Police Bureau has engaged in a "pattern and practice" of excessive use...

December 22, 2012, 12:29AM

May 2012 - A group of students and supporters marched through SW Portland stopping at City Hall where Portland Mayor Sam Adams addressed the group. The demonstration was aligned with Mayday protests held on International Worker's Day. The students want a halt to the funding reduction for schools. Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian

December 22, 2012, 12:29AM

October 2011 - Portland Mayor Sam Adams came out to the Occupy Portland protesters and the media to explain why the police action had been taken to open Southwest Main Street, which had been barricaded by protesters as part of their encampment. Adams said police would not be going into the parks now to remove campers. Benjamin Brink/The Oregonian

December 22, 2012, 12:29AM

August 2010 - Sam Adams visits Summer Youth Connect students at the Vestas training center in Northeast Portland. Adams tries out the fire extinguisher training station. Adams promised to improve the high school dropout when he ran for mayor more than two years ago. His initiative, called Summer Youth Connect, covers eighth grade to beyond: Ninth grade counts, Career and...